Derivation of Cell Residence Times from the Counters of Mobile Telecommunications Switches

• Published in: IEEE transactions on wireless communications Vol. 10; no. 12; pp. 4048 - 4051
• Main Authors: LIN, Yi-Bing, CHANG, Ming-Feng, HUANG-FU, Chien-Chun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.12.2011; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Cell residence times; Derivation; Equipments and installations; Exact sciences and technology; Little's Law; Mobile communication; Mobile radiocommunication systems; mobility management; Networks; Organization and planning of networks (techniques and equipments); Performance evaluation; Radiocommunications; Switches; Switching and signalling; Switching theory; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunication network management; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Wireless communication; Performance evaluation; Mobile radiocommunication; Telecommunication network planning; Residence time; Wireless telecommunication; Telecommunication switching; Mobile communication; Cell residence times; telecommunications; Telecommunication network; Handover; Localization; Little's Law; Mobility management
• ISSN: 1536-1276; 1558-2248
• DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2011.100611.110963

In mobile telecommunications, the residence times of users at a cell or a location area are an important input parameter for network planning and performance evaluation of a mobile network. However, measurement of cell residence times in a commercially operated mobile network is not trivial, which typically requires tracing the movement of individual users. In this paper, we show how to use the standard counter values (number of handovers and call traffic) measured in a mobile telecommunications network to derive the cell residence times. These counter values can be obtained directly from telecommunications switches. Therefore, we can provide a quick and simple solution to compute cell residence times.